The Fine Arts Center Announces Partnership with Clemson University

The
Fine Arts Center Announces Partnership with Clemson University

Academic Credits to be awarded for
coursework in Performing and Studio Arts

Greenville, S.C. (July 23, 2014) – Greenville
County high school students will benefit from the efforts of Clemson University
to attract talented student artists. The Fine Arts Center
is pleased to announce an educational partnership between its Performing and
Visual Arts programs and Clemson University. Beginning in the 2014-15 academic
year, students are eligible for up to 9 credit hours for achieving an “A” in
Performing and Visual Arts courses at The Fine Arts Center. These credits can
be applied to the Clemson University Bachelor of Arts program in Productions Studies,
or the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts.

“We are
delighted to strengthen our outstanding relationship with Clemson University,”
said Roy Fluhrer, Director of The Fine Arts Center. “Through this program, our
students have a rare opportunity to advance their higher education goals while
pursuing a curriculum that is consistent with our faculty’s standards of
excellence.”

FAC
students continue to achieve at the highest artistic levels, and its recent
graduating class of 88 students earned over 10.8 million dollars in scholarship
opportunities. Dr. Fluhrer credits Greenville County Schools, Greg Schelnutt,
Chair of Clemson University’s Department of Art and David Hartmann, Chair of
Clemson University’s Department of Performing Arts for their leadership in
reviewing the academic credentials and requirements of integrating the two
programs.

For more
information about this program or to apply, please visit www.fineartscenter.net or contact Gloria Collins at
864-355-2550 x 2553.

The Fine Arts Center (FAC)

Established in 1974, the
Fine Arts Center (FAC) is South Carolina’s first secondary school for gifted
students in the literary, visual and performing arts. As an application based school
of 400 students, FAC operates within the Greenville County’s public school
system. Students are able to study architecture, creative writing, dance, filmmaking,
music, theatre or the visual arts with a faculty of practicing artists. FAC’s 2013-2014
graduating class of 88 students earned over 10.8 million dollars in
scholarships and enrolled in over 40 different colleges and universities.